椪柑

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Chinese

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Machilus nanmu, variety of everg large tangerine
simp. and trad.
(椪柑)
alternative forms 胖柑

Pronunciation

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Noun

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椪柑

  1. ponkan (Citrus poonensis)

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぽん
Hyōgai
かん
Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
凸柑

Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

The initial pon is from Poona (modern Pune), a city in western India.[1][2]

Compare Mandarin 椪柑 (pènggān) and Cantonese 椪柑 (pung3 gam1).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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椪柑(ポンかん) or 椪柑(ポンカン) (ponkan

  1. ponkan: a hybrid species of tangerine, Citrus poonesis
    Hypernym: 蜜柑 (mikan)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN